All right, I just watched this movie and I just found that some characters were either made up or embellished into one person but despite that, I found this tale of the handicapped dolphin Winter quite inspirational. Certainly having to use a prosthetic tail in order to swim properly is worth showing for anyone who wonders if such a thing was possible and also being told by the characters why that tail is important is worthy info. I also found out the character who invented it looked nothing like Morgan Freeman but since he's not someone really famous, I'm guessing it won't be too much of a big deal for anyone who knows how "true stories" are always exaggerated for dramatic purposes. I mean, while there might not have been a withdrawn boy that helped this Winter come out of her shell, seeing him in the person of Sawyer, played by Nathan Gamble, does provide someone to empathize with when comparing attitudes that progress for the better. And seeing him befriending a similar-aged girl named Hazel (Cozi Zuehlsdorff) and her father, a veterinarian played by Harry Connick, Jr., also is wonderfully touching to see. There are some scenes, like Hazel and Sawyer's playing with a flying model helicopter, that seem meant for laughs (which I thought was only slightly amusing), but overall, Dolphin Tale is a good family drama that doesn't get too sugary-sweet in the extreme. Oh, and I'm soooo glad that Connick's widowed dad didn't suddenly fall for Sawyer's abandoned mom (Ashley Judd). That would definitely have been too much! And the 3-D images were fine but weren't really necessary.
Review of Dolphin Tale
Dolphin Tale
(2011)
Dolphin Tale is an inspirational story of the handicapped Winter
24 September 2011